Thomas Joseph Crossword

ACROSS 1 Explorer Polo

6 Harbor cities

11 Deplete

12 Find ever so cute

13 Brief

14 Saudi Arabia neighbor

15 Even, as a score

17 Parrot or puppy

18 Ocean off Cape Cod

22 Spiced tea

23 Cookie bits

27 Acropolis sight

29 Scout group

30 Long-plumed birds

32 Muscle quality

33 Exited the jet

35 Fly catcher

38 Niger neighbor

39 Accepted truth

41 San Antonio mission

45 Tire in the trunk

46 Iron or gold

47 Did some modeling

48 Wise saying

DOWN

1 Greek consonants 2 Cigar dropping

3 Early auto 4 Like some windows

5 Choose to participate

6 Profitable discovery

7 Poem of praise

8 Frolic

9 Grove growth

10 Dispatched

16 Series-ending abbr.

18 Lot unit

19 Ruffian

20 Den

21 Cut short

24 Earth orbiter

ACROSS

1 Buffalo’s NHL team

7 Mexican peninsula

11 Glacial period

12 Heaps

13 2006 Christopher Nolan

film

15 2020 Christopher Nolan

film

16 Location

18 College head

21 Doe or buck

22 Lord of the jungle

24 Museum focus

25 Light brown

26 Much of N. Amer.

27 Used a rotary phone

29 Recite the rosary

30 Linen source

25 Tibia or fibula

31 Yule song

26 Broke the limit

32 Pesto herb

28 Checked

34 2023 Christopher Nolan

31 Relaxing resort

film

34 Andean animal 40 Sense

35 Hornet’s kin 41 Music range

36 Trade fair 42 Music’s Waller

37 Prejudice 43 Looked intently

40 Lode material

42 — glance DOWN

43 Periodical, for 1 Plop down

short 2 German cry

44 Bullfight cheer 3 Hive dweller 4 “Jurassic Park” dino

5 Snowy bird

6 Glimpsed

7 Future cake

8 Boxing great

9 Use the track

10 Had lunch

14 Car type

16 Letter stroke

17 Rose part

19 Blue hue

20 Said with a twang

21 Pop 22 Young fellow

23 Opposing vote

25 Dallas native

28 Jar fixtures

29 Tactful

31 Nephew’s sister

33 Mall unit

34 Not running

35 Pod item

36 Favorite

37 Spoil

38 Genesis woman

39 Scarlet